I thought I’d share this link to some of what a Coptic bishop said to the African Christian Leaders’ Gathering of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) in London a few years back. “…holistic model of ministry was to beRead more…
Diaspora Readings and Intellectual Invasions
In my recent post ( 03.11.2011) I briefly mentioned that an increasing volume of literature related to Diaspora and Christian missions is emerging. I know of several evangelical theologians, missiologists and Christian socio-economists who are vigorously researching and writing articles.Read more…
Is there an Egyptian Diaspora? Or just a Coptic One?
Is there an Egyptian Diaspora at all? Or is there a just a Coptic One? Jennifer Brinkerhoff has listed “several features common to diasporas” based upon the work of international relations scholar Robin Cohen.
Road to Manila: Lausanne Diasporas, One Year After Cape Town 2010
It’s been almost a year since my last post during the height of Lausanne III or Cape Town 2010, in Cape Town South Africa. Since then, I have been on the move and have not been blogging lately, but LausanneRead more…
Stories from the roadside – South Asians in Greece
The sun was shining brightly as I stepped out of Athens ‘Evangelismos’ metro station on my way to the Pakistan consulate which is located in the very center of the Greek capital, just across from the German consulate. As IRead more…
Tracking Diaspora On Unreached Peoples Now Possible
There is now an easy on-line way to document the diasporas of specific people groups. See the article “Tracking Diaspora On Unreached Peoples Now Possible” at: www.etnopedia.info/?p=621 See a real example utilizing this tracking capability for a people group ofRead more…
A phoning ministry as a part of a larger ministry to an extensive diaspora
INTRODUCTION For those seeking to facilitate ministry amongst an extensive diaspora of a particular people group, developing a phoning ministry may be very useful and fruitful, assuming of course contexts where people have access to cell phones and/or land lines. Read more…
Diaspora Ministry & Research
We’ve all seen the impressive maps contrasting the breakdown of the “nations” of the world as politically defined versus the multiplied number of “nations” as understood biblically and missiologically. If we were to add the dimension of the diaspora ofRead more…
Some important issues regarding diaspora ministry in the mother tongue vs in a second language
The obvious advantage of diapora ministry is that the people needing to hear the Gospel have relocated to a place of easy access for local Christians. Another significant factor is that at least some of the individuals from a givenRead more…
Ministering to Scattered Peoples – Global Phenomenon of Diaspora
Dr. T.V. Thomas introduces the global phenomenon of Diaspora. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose “Save as” to download file. Mac users: Command click and “Save link as” to download file. Download video (small MP4) DownloadRead more…